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Food and Cooking SafetyKids have to know when they need help from an adult assistant, how to keep things clean, and how to use kitchen and cooking utensils safely. That way, no one will get cut or burned, or sick from food poisoning. These activities will help your students understand basic precautions to take when handling food and cooking.
Note: The following activities are written in language appropriate for sharing with your students.
Top 10 Kitchen Tips
Objectives:Students will:• Learn safe food-handling and cooking practices
Materials:• Computer with Internet access, “Top 10 Kitchen Tips” handout for teachers• Cooking and food magazines• Chart paper, scissors, markers, tape or glue
Class Time:• 1 hour
Activity:Today we’re going to learn how to be safe while you’re cooking. We’re also going to help teach the whole school about what we learned. First, we’ll read through the KidsHealth.org articles to learn all the safety tips, then we’ll brainstorm a list of the tips and vote on what we think are the most important things to remember about handling food safely and cooking safely in the kitchen. [Note to instructor: After reading the KidsHealth.org articles, ask your students to name as many food safety tips and cooking safety tips as they can. Discuss and decide which are the five most important tips in each category. Write the tips on the “Top 10 Kitchen Tips” handout.] Now that we have our Top 5 Food Safety Tips and Top 5 Cooking Safety Tips, we’ll divide the class into two groups. Using the magazines, each group will cut out pictures that can illustrate each tip and we’ll create two murals. [Note to instructor: Hang the murals in the hallway or cafeteria so the whole school can benefit from the safety tips. Students can also make small tip sheets to put on their fridges at home.]
Extension:Ask a chef from the school cafeteria or a local restaurant to give a presentation to the class, demonstrating some food and cooking safety and explaining why they are so important.
KidsHealth.org is devoted to providing the latest children’s health information. The site, which is widely recommended by educators, libraries, and school associations, has received the “Teachers’ Choice Award for the Family” and the prestigious Pirelli Award for “Best Educational Media for Students.” KidsHealth comes from the nonprofit Nemours Foundation. Check out www.KidsHealth.org to see the latest additions!
Ingredients for a Safe Kitchen
Objectives:Students will:• Learn, demonstrate, and share five food and cooking safety methods• Write a recipe
Materials:• Computer with Internet access, "Ingredients for a Safe Kitchen" handout• Pencil or pen
Class Time:• 45 minutes
Activity:Today, I’m going to give you some homework to do over the next week. Bring the “Ingredients for a Safe Kitchen” handout home, and ask a parent to help you cook or bake a dish. As your parent helps you cook, think about the safety measures you're taking to avoid getting food poisoning or getting hurt. On the first page of the handout, describe five of the food and/or cooking safety tips you and your parent used, and explain why each tip is so important. Write the ingredients and directions for one of the dishes you created. After the whole class has cooked something, we’ll discuss the safety tips, and maybe even share our recipes!
Extension:Make copies of the safety tips and recipes and create a class recipe book for each student that can be sent home.
Reproducible Materials
Handout: Top 10 Kitchen Tips KidsHealth.org/classroom/3to5/personal/safety/food_cooking_handout1.pdf
Handout: Ingredients for a Safe Kitchen KidsHealth.org/classroom/3to5/personal/safety/food_cooking_handout2.pdf
Quiz: Food and Cooking Safety KidsHealth.org/classroom/3to5/personal/safety/food_cooking_quiz.pdf
Answer Key: Food and Cooking Safety KidsHealth.org/classroom/3to5/personal/safety/food_cooking_quiz_answers.pdf
Instructions: After cooking or baking a dish or a full meal with a parent, describe five food and/or cooking safety tips you and your parent used, and explain why each tip is so important.
1. True or false: It’s safe to eat leftovers that have been in the refrigerator for 2 weeks or more.
2. One of the best ways to prevent food poisoning when you’re cooking is to wash your hands with soap and water before you start and after you’re done.
3. True or false: You can get sick from raw meats and unwashed fruits and vegetables.
4. If you use a kitchen knife (after a parent says it’s OK), the blade should always be pointed away from you.
5. True or false: If food does not touch the floor for more than 5 seconds, it’s safe to eat.
6. When you’re handling hot pots, pans, or baking trays, you should use potholders or oven mitts , not dish towels.
7. True or false: You should not cover a dish of food with aluminum foil before you put it in a microwave.
8. Which is not a symptom of food poisoning?a. upset stomachb. diarrheac. purple and green spots on your skind. fever
9. Fill in the blank: Kids should never cook unless is in the room. a. a hungry friendb. a paying customerc. an adultd. a professional chef
10. Before handling, cooking, or eating food, you should always wash your hands with soap and water .